I am new to pycam and need some help with the contour follow path strategy. I know that it is written, that is experimental (v. 0.5.1).
If I use the contour follow strategy on a simple pocket, the path does not follow the contour. It follows the countour only for a short distance, then moves up and start at an other point of the contour again. This is repeated multiple times.
Is there some work around or trick to fix this? If not, can someone recommend me an other CAM software which can handle a task like this (full 3d CAM, Linux, and open source)?
By the way, is pycam or pycam++ developed activly?
Patrick
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sadly the contour algorithms is not really stable - thus it can break under some/many circumstances. Maybe you want to try to change some parameters (just slightly) - this could be sufficient for getting a working result. Of course, this is not a real solution.
I am not aware of another CAM software that would suit your requirements - but my knowledge may be a bit outdated.
Sadly pycam's development ceased some years ago. pycam++ is (as far as I know) just an initial draft.
Cheers,
Lars
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Hi there
I am new to pycam and need some help with the contour follow path strategy. I know that it is written, that is experimental (v. 0.5.1).
If I use the contour follow strategy on a simple pocket, the path does not follow the contour. It follows the countour only for a short distance, then moves up and start at an other point of the contour again. This is repeated multiple times.
Is there some work around or trick to fix this? If not, can someone recommend me an other CAM software which can handle a task like this (full 3d CAM, Linux, and open source)?
By the way, is pycam or pycam++ developed activly?
Patrick
Hello Patrick,
sadly the contour algorithms is not really stable - thus it can break under some/many circumstances. Maybe you want to try to change some parameters (just slightly) - this could be sufficient for getting a working result. Of course, this is not a real solution.
I am not aware of another CAM software that would suit your requirements - but my knowledge may be a bit outdated.
Sadly pycam's development ceased some years ago. pycam++ is (as far as I know) just an initial draft.
Cheers,
Lars
Hi Lars,
thanks a lot for your answer! I will have a look how to solve my problem.
Sad, that the project is not continued, I started to like it.
Best regards
Patrick